Apocalypso
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ORIGINAL: orgasmdenial12 Is Nazi roleplay acceptable to you? Why or why not? Depends on what you mean by "acceptable". I'm certainly not going to actively stop anyone doing it, nor am I going to start giving verbal aggro to those who do. But, personally, I am uncomfortable with the fetishisation of Nazism (for reasons that are mostly to do with gut reactions, so I'm not great at explaining why intellectually). So I choose to avoid those involved in public Nazi roleplay and won't socialise with them. quote:
How do you feel about nazi roleplay showing up on, for example, your friend's feed (on other sites). Would it make you uncomfortable? Would you not care? Would you take steps to remove that content, i.e. by unfriending them or would that be offensive to the friend who was enjoying it? I'd remove it and if they think that's "offensive" they can get the fuck over themselves. But that's my attitude in general. I have a friend who's an extreme masochist. Considering that, not only am I really not a sadist, but I'm actually quite squeamish at times, she doesn't turn up on my feeds because I can only spend so many hours a day going "eeeeeeeee!" She knows that and finds it funny. The only difference with the Nazi roleplayers is that quite so many of them are so fucking precious about what they do. quote:
Do we accept 'your kink is not my kink but your kink is ok' when it comes to nazi roleplay? Why or why not? I don't accept it at all, outside of a much more narrow "I will not interfere with your kink" attitude. It's a mantra for people who are unable or unwilling to use their critical facilities. It suggests that we should all be able to do anything we want, free of any consequences for our choices, because we're special little snowflakes. Fuck that noise. quote:
In general, how acceptable is open nazi roleplay within the scene? Very. More then I'd prefer. There have been clubs that have banned it, but the self-entitled bleating has been astounding. (It's not like all fetishes are acceptable at most clubs anyway. Only a small number allow scat or blood play, for example). I don't think anyone has a right to do Nazi roleplay wherever they want, regardless of the wishes of the club owner. quote:
Would you accept it at clubs you went to? This is largely academic for me. I hang round with the Burlesque crowd way more then I do with BDSMers and it's not common at all there. But, ideally, this is the position I'd take. I accept that there's a demand and it's reasonable for that demand to be met. But I'd like the policy on SS uniforms et al to be explicitly stated by clubs upfront. That way, people who want to Nazi roleplay can do so and those of us who aren't comfortable with it can make an informed decision to avoid those clubs. I don't like the current situation where it's something that just happens with no prior warning. As an additional note, I actually wear a hell of a lot of ex Eastern Bloc 'Stalinist chic' stuff. So there's a really fair argument that I'm a big hypocrite on this issue. Which I don't really have an answer to, apart from to say that it 'feels' different. Not just to me, but to a lot of people I know. (Admittedly, if I was from a country actually affected by Stalin, it would probably be a different kettle of fish).
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